Andrej Nedorost (born April 30, 1980) is a Slovak former professional

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player. He played 28 games in the

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with the

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between 2001 and 2003. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2015, was mainly spent in various European leagues. Internationally Nedorost played for the Slovakian national team at the 2001 World Championships.

Biography

Nedorost was born in

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. As a youth, he played in the 1994

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with a team from

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. He played 28 games in the

with the

. On 25 September 2008, he moved from Czech Republic team

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. He later played for

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of the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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